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    The importance of considering both depth of penetration and crater volume in forwards-ballistic penetrative experiments
    (AIP, 2023-09-26) Powell, Dan; Appleby-Thomas, Gareth J.; Painter, Jonathan; Brock, Fiona; Thirulogasingam, Thiru; Sagoo, Kam; Brown, Nick; Livesey, Chris
    The most common method of analysing armour performance is the Depth of Penetration (DoP). However, this one-dimensional measurement does not provide insight into the method of penetration or energy absorbed by the target; the crater could be particularly narrow or very wide and yield the same DoP. Analysis of the crater through Crater Volume (CV) provides a more detailed metric to be used alongside DoP to visualise the crater, indicating whether energy was dispersed over a large area. CV provides a wider insight into how a material resisted penetration events, giving evidence of potential defeat mechanisms. Digital reconstruction of the craters using X-ray radiographs or Computed Tomography (CT) scanning can also provide a useful tool for computational models to be compared against. The simple calculation of CV through X-ray radiography and image processing has been demonstrated to be accurate to within ±6% of the CT scanned CV. Success in utilising this analytical tool was demonstrated through comparison of three armour configurations. A consistent difference in the ratio of DoP:CV was seen between steel targets, ceramic-steel targets and ceramic-air-steel targets, indicating variation in the defeat mechanism between the three target configurations.
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    Push-out force and impulse measurement of seven types of small arms ammunition with three different surface states
    (AIP, 2019-11-18) Muster, Michael; Hameed, Amer; Wood, David; Wasmer, Kilian
    This study analyzes the influence of lubrication treatments on the force absorbed by the breech bolt called push-out force. The results are of high interest for weapon-safety and durability studies, especially when it comes to weapon maintenance. A barrel-ammunition combination represents an expanding vessel under high pressure. The pressure rises from ambient up to 420 MPa in less than a millisecond. During such a highly dynamic process, purely static equations, describing the problem of the casing push-out force, may not be applied. Besides the dynamic behavior, the surface properties and geometry also play an important role. To investigate the push-out force, a measurement system based on a force washer was built. This system was validated using a crusher method and finite element analysis. The impulse was calculated using the data of the measured force to obtain additional information about the force-time properties of the push-out behavior. Untreated ammunition and two lubrication systems: “ice layer” and “oil lubricated,” as well as seven different ammunition sizes ranging from 5.56 to 12.7 mm were considered. The response was the force absorbed by the bolt while the cartridge provides rear obturation to the combustion gases. It was found that both the casing geometry and its treatments have a significant influence on the push-out force.
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    The shock Hugoniot of hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene
    (AIP, 2004-08-04) Meziere, Y.; Akhavan, Jacqueline; Stevens, G. S.; Millett, Jeremy C. F.; Bourne, Neil K.
    The response of polymers to shock loading is becoming of increasing importance, both as binder systems in plastic-bonded explosives (PBXs) and as structural materials in their own right. In this paper, we report on the shock Hugoniot of hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), which is commonly used as a binder system in PBXs, but whose shock response has yet to be presented in the open literature. Results indicate that the shock velocity --- particle velocity relationship is linear, similar to some but not all polymer-based materials.